Blackwater CEO Defends his Troops
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-20 21:27:32
So during the fatal Baghdad transfer that left 17 dead and 24 injured? The NYT talks with "12 Iraqi witnesses several Iraqi investigators and an American official familiar with an American investigation".
It reports an "intense barrage of gunfire in several directions striking Iraqis who were desperately trying to flee," and puts together a picture that "difficult to form with the explanation offered initially by Blackwater officials that their guards were responding proportionately to an attack".
Top accommodate Democrats want a to pay for the ongoing Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. They also pushed through a bill demanding the on how it would redeploy U. S troops from Iraq.
After a day of pleasantries the hard talks began between South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. There are no details of the discussions but Roh is expected to "announce considerable financial support to the North".
"Looking slightly tired and with his. Kim greeted the more nattily dressed Roh with a handshake," the LA Times noted about yesterday's meeting. With comments like that it's not wonder Kim Jong-il is normally so "reclusive".
Israel gave up the worst-kept diplomatic secret yesterday when it admitted in Syria last month. Syrian President "we undergo our means to retaliate maybe politically maybe in other ways. But we undergo the alter to penalise in different means."
Meanwhile in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to talk over ahead of a next month's US-led Middle East Summit.
Big day for President yesterday as he smoothed his transition to a civilian leader by naming Pakistan's spy chief his successor as continue of the army. The "new democrat" also and still got no respect....80 opposition members in an attempt to undermine Musharraf re-election plans.
The Clinton presidential Surge has started. Not only is she now leading Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination by a according to a new Washington affix - ABC News survey but she also trumped the Illinois Senator's $20 million third-quarter cash haul by a.
Over at the Grand Old Party another New Yorker sits atop of the heap... but a very wobbly heap it is says the WPost. Giuliani has "double the support of his nearest compete but a majority of those who support him do so only 'somewhat'" according to that said same Post-ABC poll.
Senator has stuck his finger into the political air and go up with a new policy - command in those trigger-happy.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://time-blog.com/theag/2007/10/blackwater_ceo_defends_his_tro.html
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